Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-08-12
Alma. Mich. Friday. Aug. IL 1887.

town visiting her parents.
If You want good smoke, YOU will
find the NJ. b. Cigar the best.
The Alma Hose Co. will give a l0c
dance the day of the tournament.
The st. Louis Odd Fellows give their
annual excursion to Detroit Sept, 5.
Wright's Opera House Band have
leased the skating rink Of Jas. Gargett
for one year.
y frst-class Millinery and Fancy
stock in Alma for sale OH easy terms.
Enquire at this Office.
Glass * Osborn, Of Elm Hall, are
closing out their business and will
move to Grand Rapids.
Jas. Gargett has traded Virginia
property to Mr.. Hanson for his resi-
dence and skating rink.
Miss Cora Rappaler found 800 on
the street, last Friday, and also the
owner of the same. l.. ID. Rodman.
The st. Louis Leader started out on
its 9th year last week bright, newsy and
prosperous. Ca shake Bro. Hoskins.
The RECORD has just received an
invoice Of new and fancy type and a
new mailing machine. Bring on your
job work.
Adolph Ziesse, living east of town
thought it good time to burn his sum-
mcr-fallow, and burned about sixty
rods of fence for Jas. Gargett.
let the smokers know that the NJ.
b. cigar is substitute of the silver
light. You can obtain the two brands
at all dealers. NJ. BLooMBERG.
viii G.. Waldby of Adrian, spent
last night in this city, on his way to
Alma. He is travelling on wheel, and
enjoying the overland trip.-Jackson
CUizCn.
The Sunday school concert given at
the NJ. +. church last Sunday evening
is reported as a very interesting enter
tanment, and was appreciated hy a
large audience.
\ petition is being circulated asking
the Common Council to pass an ordi-
nance forbidding all projecting signs
and to remove All now projecting on
Superior and State streets.
The T., \. \. x y. NJ. railroad will
sell tickets to the Gratiot co. Sunday
School Association. AT st. Louis, Aug.
%, adults Il fare; children between )
and l. years. onc-half of II.
The Maple Rapids Dispatch says that
sunday, July "A, was the 10th anniyer-
sary of the birth of the first white child
born in Gratiot county. 1t was on the
farm now owned by Geo. Payne in Full
ton
We are under obligations TO Secre-
ttry Woodin, of the st. Louis Agricul-
tural Society, for complimentaries, the
dates are Sept. l3 to II. n balloon ascen-
sion is advertised and grand time is
expected.
Alma Hose Co. are getting encourag-
ing returns every day from the differ
eut companies around the state Of their
intentions of attending the tournament
here Aug. 25th. The boys are doing
all in their power to make it the grand
est thing ever held in Northern Mich
igan.
John and IIurlie Morey, ages 10 and
L., were brought before Justice Yer
ington last week, charged with stealing
a watch of Mrs. a. Pickard, and were
found guilty and sent to the Reform
School at Lansing This should be
warning for some Of the young
toughs" running our streets wild There
are several who could be benefited by
taking the same trip,
Mr.. B. :. Webb has just received a
large shipment of Baxter Lucky Cigars
from the famous Roper X Baxter Ci.
gar factory of Chicago. This cigar
was on exhibition at the Druggist con.
vention at Petoskey. and was pro.
nounced by ali who smoked them to bo
| the very best cigar for five cents that
was ever shown in the society's history
! 1t is pure Havana filler and Sumatra
wrapper and guaranteed to contain nc
poisonous or artificial flavor. 1t should
/ be borne i'm mind that Is. s. Webb, the
reliable druggist. has the sole agency
of this fine nickle cigar in this city, anC
all smokers should give them a trial
Ask for the Lucky Star Cigar. i32 m
An Iowa editor recently got himself
into trouble 10y mixing up the report o
a cattle sale and concert i'm the follow
ing style: The concert given las
night by sixteen of Storm Lakes no..
beautiful and interesting young ladies
was highly appreciated. They wer,
elegantly dressed and sung in the mos
charming manner, winning the plaudit